The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-21

of corn that were at the base of the noun
tain. These are covered completely up and
will never be resurrected.
Gov Gordon Friday received visit from
a member of the General Assembly from
Floyd county, who related a strange tale of
circumstances in regard to a convict now
confined in the penitentiary Some seven
or eight years ago there was sent from
Floyd county, for long term of years in
the penitentiary, man convicted OF as
sault with intent to rape Within the past
two months it has TRANSFERRED that the con-
Wet who has been serving all these years at
hard labor is innocent OF the charge upon
which he was convicted, his innocence be-
ing established by the confessions of another
man. The Governor is poweress to give
the man redress and even cannot RELEASE
him until an investigation can be had.
This will take some time, and yet this poor
unfortunate will have to stay in and suffer
yet.
A negro in Jail at Jefferson continued TO
feign sickness until the doctor and the Sher
if began to think his disease about one-half
pretense. After having the cause for pa
ralysis removed the negro fell upon the plan
of having fits Putting a small bit of soap
in his mouth he could froth at the mouth like
! one suffering from epilepsy. Before having
! fits he would hold his breath and pretend to
be strangling. One of Mr.. McElhannonS
boys watched the bedridden prisoner and
saw him get up and walk when he
| thought no one saw him. DR.. Pendergrass
decided to test the ability of this invalid to
move his foot, and prepared a hot solution,
which he applied to the invalid, and promised
| to repeat the dose the next day. The negro,
however, did not need the second applica-
| ton, for the next day he was walking about
Dragging on that last medicine. Discover
ing his game, the Sheriff had him take up
his bed, and walk down on the lower floor
with the other prisoners,
Jasper Porter, who lives five mics above
jefferson, was affianced to Miss Ward who
lived in the neighborhood of Walnut
church, in jackson county. Mr.. Porter had
an engagement with the young lady to visit
her Saturday night before the first Sunday
in this month, and to accompany her to
church on Sunday. On his way TO fill his
engagement on Saturday evening he had to
pass Walnut church. Seeing a congregation
in the church, he stopped and found that
funeral services were being held over
the remains of some one. Being a partial
stranger in the community he made no in
quiry as to who had died When the
casket was opened he passed round to see the
corpse while relatives and friends were tax
ing their last look at it, and to his painful
surprise, his eyes fell upon his affianced
cold in death. Unable to control his emo
tions, he gave way to the greatest lamenta-
tions and could not be comforted. He re-
turned home praying that he might so live
as to be allowed to meet her in a land where
partings never come.
The west bound cannon bali" train, run
ming between Jacksonville and Montgomery,
was badly wrecked at Il point near Dawson
shortly before daylight Thursday morning
The train was proceeding along toward
Montgomery at high rate of speed, when
at the place designated the engineer saw
that a rail had been removed immediately
in front of him. The speed of the train
was so great that it was impossible TO stop
it in time, and a serious accident was the
result. The engine and tender cleared
the space by running upon the re-
naming rail, ana the stringer ON the
opposite side and escaped without any dam
age whatever, but the cars, three in num-
Der, including sleeper. left the track and
Were piled i'll a promiscuouS heap on the
side of the road. Remarkable to relate, no
one on board the train was hurt in the least
though everyone was jolted and thrown
about in the cars when the crash came The
mail car was righted in short while, and
was sent with the engine on to Montgomery,
while "a large force of hands were at once
put to work clearing away the wreck and
rebuilding the track where it was torn up.
A serious difficulty occurred at Beatty's
saw mill, a few miles from RoclSmart Tues
day night, In which one man is thought to
have been killed by young man named
Scott. His name Is jackson. Scott and
Jackson were in tho hohse together, and got
into dispute, and Scott invited Jackson out
of the house. Both men went out bare
headed. Scott picked up a club and beat
Jackson up terribly, and then gave him
few minutes to leave. Jackson did not get
as fast as Scott thought he should, and
picked up another club, which he used in
vigorous manner An old feud has existed
hpfN hn tN.yn
Scott accused jackson of commit
ting rape on his sister in Gwinnett county
some years ago. Jackson Is thought TO have
been killed and his body secreted, as he has
not been seon or heard of since. Several of
the neighbors turned out to hunt him
Wednesday evening, but they failed to find
his body or hear anything of him. jackson
was to have commenced work at T. H.
Cady's ochre mine Thursday morning, and
for while was thought to be there, hut an
uncle of his visited the mines Thursday in
search of him, but he was not to be found
At Macon, Friday, Col E. c. Grier Sec
rotary of the Georgia State Agricultural
Association, walked into the elevator door
at NJ. Nussbaum's Cherry street entrance
and fell to the cellar, q distance of twelve
feet He remained there unconscious some
fifteen minutes before he could be removed
DIR. Metteaur, his family physician, was
called and examined his wounds. He had
an ugly knot on his head, a cut on his
mouth, another on his arm, and
bad bruiSe on his leg. Blood
was found IN considerable quaint
ties on his clothing and it was feared
that he had sustained internal injuries, but
al investigation failed to show any such
hurt, The elevator is placed right at the
walk, and the door opens onto the sidewalk
for the reception and delivery of goods.
Col. Grier had gone in to see Mr.. Rogers
about electric lights for the fair, in the mora
ing, and had walked over the elevator,
which was then on a level with the floor
On his return the elevator had been moved
up to the second story, and as the old gen
tleman's eyesight is bad, he did not see the
yawning pitfall and fell TO the hard cellar
floor. Col. Grier is about 81 years old, and
very large man, and his friends feel
thankful that he was injured no worse.
FLORIDA.
NJ r.